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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. Frederick II of Prussia attempted to escape his authoritarian father as a boy, but went on to become one of history's greatest rulers. He loved the flute, and devoted hours of study to the arts and French literature, forming a long-lasting friendship with Voltaire. This title deals with these contradictions and achievements of Frederick. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528869
ISBN
9780099528869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The meeting of Voltaire, successful financier, famous poet and troublemaker, and the enchanting amateur physicist and countess Emilie du Chatelet, was a meeting of both hearts and minds. In the Chateau de Cirey, the two brilliant intellects scandalised the French aristocracy with their passionate love affair. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528890
ISBN
9780099528890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

hardcover. Takes us back to the world of pogroms and mass emigrations at the turn of the twentieth century Num Pages: 248 pages, 25 illustrations, 1 genealogy. BIC Classification: BGHA; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803230019
ISBN
9780803230019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.38

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691631059
ISBN
9780691631059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.26

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442207486
ISBN
9781442207486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.34

Paperback. A biography of the most important woman in the history of economic thought. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 photos, 1 table. BIC Classification: BGH; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822345381
ISBN
9780822345381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Hardcover. Studying John Strachey, an important 20th-century British Left intellectual, this book provides a detailed exposition of his intellectual evolution set in its historical context, thus highlighting the options, pressures, dilemmas and pitfalls of British socialists during the mid-century. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 30. Weight in Grams: 487. Keywords: "Subjects - Biography - General,Subjects - Biography - War & Espionage - World War II,Subjects - Biography - Historical - 1901 Onwards,Subjects - Biography - Historical - Britain - 1901 Onwards,Subject"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1993rd Edition
SKU
KHS0048370
ISBN
9780333511541
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 98.82

paperback. Series: Societas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGH; HBJD; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 212 x 12. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Societas United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845402396
ISBN
9781845402396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.44

Paperback. One of America's leading black intellectuals teams up with Myrlie Evers-Williams to bring us the first-ever definitive look at the life, work, and tragic death of civil rights hero Medgar Evers Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGHA; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Basic Civitas Books
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465021789
ISBN
9780465021789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 315 x 22. Weight in Grams: 836.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652298645
ISBN
9789652298645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 27.65

Paperback. Muriel Gane was just eighteen when war was declared on. This book tells the story of Muriel's experiences with the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, her journey from the new recruit whose primary obsession was how well the blue of the uniform suited her, to a resolute and hard-working young woman with a wide social life and successful air-force career. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30. BIC Classification: BGHA; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752441306
ISBN
9780752441306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

paperback. Series: Library of Holocaust Testimonies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 38 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; BGH; HBJD1; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Vallentine Mitchell
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853034254
ISBN
9780853034254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.26

Hardback. Frederick Douglass s changeable sense of his own life story is reflected in his many conflicting accounts of events during his journey from slavery to freedom. Robert S. Levine creates a fascinating collage of this elusive subject revisionist biography at its best, offering new perspectives on Douglass the social reformer, orator, and writer." Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674055810
ISBN
9780674055810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. This is the autobiography of the former Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan who negotiated with the US after 9/11 and spent time in Guantanomo. It is the first inside account of what motivates ordinary Afghans to join the Taliban. Editor(s): Strick van Linschoten, Alex; Kuehn, Felix. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BGHA; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041522
ISBN
9781849041522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199068241
ISBN
9780199068241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.32

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 Full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AFC; AFT; BGH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472945211
ISBN
9781472945211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.17

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198795001
ISBN
9780198795001
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.42

Hardback. This book provides a concise, lively, up-to-date portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte's character and career, including his most important battles, while setting him firmly against the backdrop of the French Revolution of 1789. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190262716
ISBN
9780190262716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.63

Paperback. Translator(s): Smith, A.M. Sheridan. Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks for the Study of Russian and Soviet History & Politics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472030521
ISBN
9780472030521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.35

Hardback. Based on archival research in Europe and the USA, this study tells the story of the French watchmaker, Caron de Beaumarchais, and the role that he played in the American War of Independence as an owner and outfitter of ships and as an arms merchant. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739104682
ISBN
9780739104682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.89

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